Stupendous High -Chapter 4
“Mr. Faartz’s reputation preceded him. He was a known alcoholic and chain-smoker, but those were only the beginning of his vices. So, whatever he had been doing behind that classroom when her fateful scream echoed in through the walls- was almost guaranteed to spell disaster.”
Stupendous High -Chapter 3
Nevil nodded and slowly sank onto the desk to lay on his arms. “I guess we’ll call it the ‘calm before the storm’,” he said, closing his eyes. “You’ve never met Mr. Faartz, but I’m sure you’ve heard the stories…I’m drinking up every last minute of peace and joy while I still have it.”
Stupendous High -Chapter 2
“This time, the task would be to meet the new replacement for Mrs. Gukenstein. After her firing and subsequent escape from the country, Nevil and the rest of his grade had been left without a teacher for Engineering Graphics and Design. And to the surprise almost nobody, this vacancy-period had lasted much longer than anticipated: For Greengrass High’s reputation preceded it, much like the warning of an impending virus that might ravish a city. And so, every substitute teacher in the area knew of the job opening- but stayed as far away from it as they possibly could.”
The Barber’s Bet -Finale
“No, the real enemy was his own unjustified optimism, that he pushed on against all odds, not knowing when to bow out until he was finally knocked out.”
The Barber’s Bet -Chapter 4
“Franco reran that one line in his head over and over again. Each time the words lost more of their zing until only a numbness remained, a deadening of mind and spirit.”
The Barber’s Bet -Chapter 3
“A cloud of heaviness started hanging over Franco as he slowly realized he couldn’t make the month’s rent, by any stretch. It was in these moments that he fought hardest to remember the reason behind the wager, his reason why.”
The Barber’s Bet -Chapter 2
“Every customer he eased into his seats had something unique about them, a recent experience, an interesting story, a provoking thought perhaps. The exhilaration was found in trying to uncover that unique something of the individual in the half-hour he had with them.”
The Barber’s Bet -Chapter 1
“The feeling of immense panic battered Paul like a baton blow to the gut, winding him that he struggled to breathe. But almost in an instant, he ignored the overwhelming sensations of dread and was able to keep himself focused on the task at hand, a cursed super-power it was, courtesy of years of police trauma.”
Stupendous High
“All he wanted was to make it through a school day without being roped into some or other overhyped, existential crisis that threatened the livelihood of himself and the apparent existence of the universe. “
Reddingsreis
Hy val hard op sy knieë, ‘n steekpyn skiet by sy bobene op. “Here help my…”